Jaishankar: Mastering key areas of technology becomes an expression of power and influence: External Affairs Minister | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: Technology has become a measure of a country’s status like never before and democracy, in particular, faces some unique challenges arising out of it, the External Affairs Minister said. S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
but in a virtual address global technology summit 2021, Jaishankar Said that mastering key areas of technology has now become an expression of power and influence in a world that is more globalized and technology driven.
“Technology has always been a double-edged sword. It has opened new avenues of progress as it has helped create more vulnerabilities and threats. A recurring theme globally Governance Have to find the right balance,” he said.
Jaishankar said technology has determined the confidence of nations, heightening the prospects of some, often at the expense of others.
“In a world that is more globalized and technology driven, mastering key domains has now become an expression of power and influence. Indeed today technology is a metric to measure a nation’s status as never before.”
Jaishankar said that the impact of technology on society is no less transformative.
“It is a key governance tool that can define the quality of delivery. It is equally an exceptionally effective communication medium that can change the nature of politics. Democracy, in particular, faces some unique challenges stemming from technology. are,” he said.
Jaishankar, however, did not elaborate on the challenges.
The Global Technology Summit is the flagship event on geotechnology held annually since 2016.
It is jointly organized by Carnegie India and foreign Ministry With a focus on policy aspects of trending technology topics.

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